Historical Events In May - 31

1969  On May - 31 john Lennon & Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance"   

1969  On May - 31 stevie Wonder releases "My Cherie Amour"   

1970  At 03 23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die) on this day in history.   

1970  At 03:23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die) on May - 31.   

1971  Dainty Ironmonger, cricketer (74 wkts in 14 Tests after age 46), dies on May - 31.   

1972  On this day in history ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam   

1973  Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th cricket run of English season on May - 31.   

1973  On May - 31 albert Egges van Giffen, Dutch archaeologist, dies at 89   

1974  Israel & Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights on May - 31.   

1974  On May - 31 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1974  On this day in history adelle Davis, US nutrionalist (Let's stay healthy), dies at 70   

1976  On May - 31 jacques Monod, French biochemist, dies   

1977  On this day in history "Beatlemania" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 920 performances   

1977  Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar on May - 31.   

1977  Trans Alaska oil pipeline completed on this day in history.   

1979  On May - 31 radio City Music Hall (NYC) reopens   

1979  Zimbabwe proclaims independence on May - 31.   

1979  Nigel Howard, cricketer (England captain 1951-52 tour of India), dies on this day in history.   

1980  "Love Stinks" by J Geils Band peaks at #38 on this day in history.   

1980  On May - 31 police & youthful rebels battle in Zurich   

1982  Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86 on May - 31.   

1984  57th National Spelling Bee Daniel Greenblatt wins spelling luge on this day in history.   

1984  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history viv Richards hits 189 (170 balls) vs England, ODI cricket record   

1984  On this day in history 57th National Spelling Bee: Daniel Greenblatt wins spelling luge   

1985  41 Tornados in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York & Canada kill 88 & injure more than 1,000 on May - 31.   

1985  On this day in history guatemala adopts constitution   

1985  On May - 31 new Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000   

1987  On this day in history dorothy Patrick, actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies   

1989  On this day in history first International Rock Awards   

1989  Speaker of the House Jim Wright resigns on May - 31.   

1989  On this day in history c L R James, cricket writer (distinguished Trinidadian), dies   

1990  63rd National Spelling Bee Amy Marie Dimak wins spelling fibranne on May - 31.   

1990  NYC's Zodiac killer shoots 3rd victim, Joseph Ponce on this day in history.   

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1443  Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509) was born on this day in history.   

1469  Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration was born on May - 31.   

1472  On May - 31 birth of erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal   

1557  On this day in history birth of theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)   

1557  Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.   

1613  John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

1640  MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.   

1656  On May - 31 birth of marin Marias, composer   

0455  On May - 31 death of petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched   

1091  Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies on this day in history.   

1198  Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies on this day in history.   

1246  Death of Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England on this day in history.   

1349  Death of Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) on May - 31.   

1408  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358) on this day in history.   

1410  On this day in history death of king Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356)   

1495  Death of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415) on May - 31.